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Kim Ojo

Kim Ojo
Ojo in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Plateau United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Plateau United
2008–2010 Nybergsund-Trysil 76 (37)
2011–2012 Brann 57 (26)
2013–2015 Genk 9 (1)
2014–2015 → Újpest (loan) 15 (4)
2015–2016 OH Leuven[1] 12 (1)
2016–2018 Lyngby BK 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Ojo (born 2 December 1988) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who last played as a centre forward.[2]

Career

Ojo was born in Warri, Nigeria. He began his career with Plateau United where he was discovered by FIFA agent Marcelo Houseman and in 2008 Atta Aneke took him on trial with Lyn Oslo.[3] In February 2008 signed for Nybergsund[4] and scored 14 goals during his first season there.[5] In December 2009 he trained with TSV 1860 Munich while on trial there,[6] at that time he had already trained with FC Midtjylland.[7]

In September 2016 Ojo signed a one-year contract with Lyngby BK.[8]

International career

In 2007, Ojo was called up to the Nigeria U-23 team.[9]

Personal life

Kim Ojo is a Christian.[10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nybergsund 2008[11] Adeccoligaen 26 10 0 0 – 26 10
2009[11] 26 14 2 0 – 28 14
2010[11] 24 13 3 0 – 27 13
Total 76 37 5 0 0 0 81 37
Brann 2011[11] Tippeligaen 28 15 7 3 – 35 18
2012[11] 29 11 5 4 – 34 15
Total 57 26 12 7 0 0 69 33
Genk 2012–13[12] Belgian Pro League 2 1 0 0 8[a] 0 10 1
2013–14[12] 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 9 1 0 0 8 0 17 1
Újpest (loan) 2014–15[13] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 15 4 4 1 2[b] 1 21 6
OH Leuven 2015–16[12] Belgian Pro League 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Lyngby BK 2016–17[13] Danish Superliga 16 3 0 0 – 16 3
2017–18[13] 15 3 0 0 4[c] 0 19 3
Total 31 6 0 0 4 0 35 6
Career total 200 75 21 8 14 1 235 84
  1. ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Hungarian League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Danish Superliga play-offs

Honours

Genk

References

  1. ^ "OHL signs Ojo from Genk" (in Dutch). ohl.be. 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Kim Ojo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ FC Lyn Oslos offisielle hjemmeside - Før Stabæk: -Prøvespiller vender tilbake[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Alltid en ny nigerianer : Dagsavisen Archived 1 March 2008 at archive.today
  5. ^ Ojo trener med 1860 München | Aftenposten.no Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Ojo prøvespiller for 1860 München". Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  7. ^ "FC Midtjylland tester Kim Ojo". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  8. ^ Maimann, Kristian (15 September 2016). "Lyngby henter Kim Ojo". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. ^ allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Siasia Names Squad for Equatorial Guinea
  10. ^ "Bergens Tidende - Ojos takkeliste". Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d e "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Kim Ojo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. ^ a b c "K. Ojo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2021.


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